Day 4 - The Path
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:16 am
As I read the words below in day 4 of The Path my heart was deeply stirred....please read below:
How can being unforgiving hurt you? It's in your subconscious mind if you haven't completely forgiven someone for something. Your mind knows what level you've assigned to each act of forgiveness you've granted. You don't think about it all the time, but the knowledge of it is there. This can cause bitterness in your spirit that can affect other parts of your life. Your faith will feel like it's tainted with guilt. That's because you're being measured by God with the same forgiveness scale that you're using. Your lack of trust in your offender can cause you to be untrusting of others as well. Until you completely release your offender from his sin, you'll remain in the same net that you've put that soul in.
I cannot tell the number of people in my past that I feel I can never forgive. I struggle with trust issues everyday. I struggle to accept God's forgiveness because I can't forgive myself. I pray for the wisdom and willingness to allow God to do what ever needs to be done in my heart and life to bring me to Peace.......
How can being unforgiving hurt you? It's in your subconscious mind if you haven't completely forgiven someone for something. Your mind knows what level you've assigned to each act of forgiveness you've granted. You don't think about it all the time, but the knowledge of it is there. This can cause bitterness in your spirit that can affect other parts of your life. Your faith will feel like it's tainted with guilt. That's because you're being measured by God with the same forgiveness scale that you're using. Your lack of trust in your offender can cause you to be untrusting of others as well. Until you completely release your offender from his sin, you'll remain in the same net that you've put that soul in.
I cannot tell the number of people in my past that I feel I can never forgive. I struggle with trust issues everyday. I struggle to accept God's forgiveness because I can't forgive myself. I pray for the wisdom and willingness to allow God to do what ever needs to be done in my heart and life to bring me to Peace.......